Ohio State, Tennessee up to 1-2 in BCS standings

UCLA's close call was Tennessee's big gain in the Bowl Championship Series standings.

Ohio State and Tennessee were 1-2 in the latest BCS standings released Monday, while UCLA dropped from first to third place after a 28-24 win over Stanford.

The standings are calculated by using The Associated Press' media poll and the coaches' poll, three computer rankings, strength-of-schedule and number of losses. They will determine who plays in the Fiesta Bowl with the national title on the line.

The final BCS standings will be released on Dec. 6, and the top two teams will play in Tempe, Ariz., on Jan. 4.

The Buckeyes (8-0), ranked No. 1 in the AP poll and coaches' poll, moved from second to first place with 3.71 total points - 1 point for poll average; 1.75 points for computer rank average; 0.96 for strength-of-schedule and zero for losses.

Tennessee (7-0), moved from third to second with 5.70 points - 2.5 for poll average; 2.92 for computer average; 0.28 for strength-of-schedule and zero for losses. The Vols have the seventh-toughest schedule, while the Buckeyes' schedule is rated 24th toughest.

The Bruins (7-0), who were first last week with 3.05 points in the initial standings, had 6.62 points. Their poll average fell from 2 to 3.5 points and their computer average slipped from 1 to 3 points. Strength-of-schedule went from toughest to third toughest.

Kansas State was in fourth place, followed by Florida, Florida State, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Penn State and Arizona.